During the Belgian colonization of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi, several thousand mixed-race children were taken from their families and placed in boarding schools, then exiled to Belgium on the eve of independence--their identities obscured and hidden. Sixty years later, they continue the search for their identity.

AWARDS:

Best documentary award - AEI Film Festival Cyprus - 2023,

Grand Prix du documentaire - FICMEC Maroc - 2023,

ThisisEu Award - Beyond Borders Kastellorizo International Documentary Festival - 2023,

Finalist - Lane Doc Fest - 2023,

Prix de la Solidarité internationale - Festival Africlap - 2023,

Special Mention - Ogeechee International History Film Festival - 2023

Director Bio/Statement:

I am a French documentary filmmaker, from Lille (Nord, France), and I mainly work on historical or scientific films.